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Total synthesis of octalactin A via ring-closing metathesis reaction
β Scribed by Keith R Buszek; Nagaaki Sato; Youngmee Jeong
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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β¦ Synopsis
A new total synthesis of the novel lactone natural product octalactin A is described. The key step involves the facile construction of the eight-membered lactone core via ring-closing metathesis (RCM). This oxocene was elaborated to give the powerful antitumor agent octalactin A.
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